Google's Search app on iOS gets a Twitter-like feature

Google's search app on iOS has now got a Twitter-like "Trending Searches" feature that will show users searches that are trending when they tap into the box to start a search -- as also provide answers to queries.IANS | September 02, 2017, 16:50 IST

Google I/O 2017 starts this Wednesday and it is going to be an eventful affair with insights into Google's "AI first" future, the state of Android, Chrome OS, VR and more. We expect to see new versions of all of Google's apps and some new ones too. The major releases are announced during the keynote which is scheduled to start at 10 AM PT (30 PM in India). Here's all the announcements we expect from Google I/O 2017.San Francisco: Google's search app on iOS has now got a Twitter-like "Trending Searches" feature that will show users searches that are trending when they tap into the box to start a search -- as also provide answers to queries.

The App Store added the new feature, called "What's New", that also provides "Instant Answers" as a user types his query -- and even before he presses the search button, TechCrunch reported.

When this feature was rolled out last year on Android, people had complained that they found it annoying and distracting, especially as the content returned was not what they were personally interested in.

A few months later, Google updated and included an opt-out setting in the Google Search app. The same feature has also been included in iOS app version.

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